Jimmy goes to great lengths to right a wrong, as Kim pulls out all the stops for a case. Mike lets his team blow off steam and Nacho receives a visitor.Jimmy goes to great lengths to right a wrong, as Kim pulls out all the stops for a case. Mike lets his team blow off steam and Nacho receives a visitor.Jimmy goes to great lengths to right a wrong, as Kim pulls out all the stops for a case. Mike lets his team blow off steam and Nacho receives a visitor.
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Yes, it's slower and has it's own pace, but episodes like this are what make this show so good. It's a gradual buildup in the past few episodes, especially the last one was quite slow imo. But then this right here is a 10/10. Great twist, and great humor. What more can you ask? This show keeps it up.
My favourite aspect of this episode is a certain scam run by several characters. The concept is funny and the scene Jimmy shares with his filmmaking friends is hilarious. Bob Odenkirk is on great form as always.
In relation the above there is a fairly surprising character development involving Kim that subverts expectations. That being said there have been several hints over a few episodes that it might happen. For me this heightens the sense of dread around her character arc and relationship with Jimmy.
The cartel scenes are superbly written and made. I love the use of the character Krazy-8, particularly his more passive depiction when it comes to violence. This works well given what we know happens in Breaking Bad.
There is also great cartel related character introduction in this episode that establishes the individual's edgy presence. It is reminiscent of the type of antagonists you see in Tarentino movies, that are charismatic and instil fear. Tony Dalton makes you feel uncomfortable, but does it in an entertaining way.
I like the scenes involving the construction project as they focus on certain characters. The details of the project are not hugely interesting as we know how it turns out, but the unknown fate of certain individuals makes it more intriguing.
In relation the above there is a fairly surprising character development involving Kim that subverts expectations. That being said there have been several hints over a few episodes that it might happen. For me this heightens the sense of dread around her character arc and relationship with Jimmy.
The cartel scenes are superbly written and made. I love the use of the character Krazy-8, particularly his more passive depiction when it comes to violence. This works well given what we know happens in Breaking Bad.
There is also great cartel related character introduction in this episode that establishes the individual's edgy presence. It is reminiscent of the type of antagonists you see in Tarentino movies, that are charismatic and instil fear. Tony Dalton makes you feel uncomfortable, but does it in an entertaining way.
I like the scenes involving the construction project as they focus on certain characters. The details of the project are not hugely interesting as we know how it turns out, but the unknown fate of certain individuals makes it more intriguing.
What a piece of episode, I feel that they gave me more than I needed, first Kim and Jimmy's extraordinary plan to free Huell from jail, very funny, intelligent and even charming. Near the end, Jimmy says again that those
actions will not happen again, while Jimmy thinks throughout the episode that Kim is upset because he is forcing her to commit a crime (and several more), the reality is that Kim is watching how the world forces a person to commit small crimes to achieve true justice. Here is where the moral fall of both characters is defined.
Another character who is incredible with just one minute on screen is the great Lalo Salamanca. The introduction of this character is iconic and will be forever, everyone already associates Lalo Salamanca as a character who, in his best intentions, is in fact a very charismatic character. Really worrying and exciting about the inclusion of this character, I smell chaos.
Another character who is incredible with just one minute on screen is the great Lalo Salamanca. The introduction of this character is iconic and will be forever, everyone already associates Lalo Salamanca as a character who, in his best intentions, is in fact a very charismatic character. Really worrying and exciting about the inclusion of this character, I smell chaos.
The cast is just clicking with energy, every scene. I've written a great many books and screenplays, and I find the writing superlative. I usually see it coming. Long before it gets there. I'm impressed. Caught me with new twists, nice setups.
Well done.
Well done.
Did you know
- TriviaAt the beginning, Kim asks Jimmy if he'd be back from his trip to the Coushatta (Louisiana) Post Office on Thursday. Jimmy replies, "Thursday, yeah, unless we break down in Amarillo." While this doesn't register with Kim, his response was a callback to a stunt he pulled in the second season. Jimmy traveled to Texas in an effort to reach residents living in the Sandpiper Crossing located in Amarillo. He'd paid a Sandpiper Crossing driver to fake a bus breakdown, giving Jimmy the time to come aboard and solicit seniors.
- GoofsApparently none of the writers, nor the producers, of the series have ever been to Tucumcari, New Mexico. It's a small, somewhat poor, town whose major employers are the county and state government, its hospital and the various motels along and near Interstate 40 for tourists traveling through it to other locations. The poverty rate is greater than 25%.
There would little need for a new bank branch there now, or in 2004.
- Quotes
Kim Wexler: [Jimmy is playing with his Louisiana accent] Wow, it's like I'm in the bayou.
Jimmy McGill: Yes, well I got crawdads in my pants.
Kim Wexler: [laughs] That's... that's not a thing.
Jimmy McGill: It's a thing that happens to you when you... sittin' in the bayou.
- ConnectionsReferences Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- SoundtracksBurnin' Coal
Written and Performed by Les McCann
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- 605 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(Building that Jimmy is looking at for rental space.)
- Production companies
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- Runtime
- 52m
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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